China only Taiwan - Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and other parts of the provinces and regions planted, origin in Central America origin in Central America, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Ecuador, Cuba, Colombia and other places. Dragon fruit originated in Central America, is the main fruit of the local people, like Taiwan's papaya, pineapple as common. Later, it spread to Asia with the colonizers, and because of the massive spraying of weed killer during the Vietnam War, only the strong dragon fruit survived, and became the life-saving food for the local residents, who accidentally discovered that it was very tasty, and only after the war did they begin to plant it deliberately.

High economic value. It set "fruit", "flowers", "vegetables", "health care", "Medicine" as a whole, called priceless treasure. In traditional Latin American ceremonies, dragon fruit is a necessary "sacred fruit".

Color: dragon fruit is the king of the fruit, olive-shaped fruit, bright red skin bright eye-catching, a single fruit weight of about 800 grams. At present, there are red skin and white meat, red skin and red meat, red skin and yellow meat three new varieties of dragon fruit, including red meat dragon fruit is the best. Flesh sweet but not greasy, light in a little fragrance, sweet filling for 16-18 degrees, like watermelon, from its structure, eating, taste and other aspects can be called "tree watermelon".

Nutrition: dragon fruit is rich in nutrients, per 100 grams of dragon fruit pulp, containing 83.75 grams of water, 0.34 grams of ash, 0.17 grams of crude fat, crude protein 0.62 grams of crude fiber 1.21 grams of carbohydrates 13.91 grams of vitamin C5.22 grams of fructose 2.83 grams of glucose 7.83 grams of calcium 6.3-8.8 mg, phosphorus 30.2-36.1 mg. 30.2-36.1 mg, iron 0.55- 0.65 mg and a large number of anthocyanins (red flesh fruit varieties are most abundant), water-soluble dietary protein, plant albumin, etc., soluble solids content of 12% -13%.

Health effects: dragon fruit has the prevention of constipation, promote eye health, increase bone mineral density, can lower blood sugar, blood lipids, blood pressure, to help the formation of cell membranes, prevention of anemia, reduce cholesterol, skin whitening and prevention of dark spots, but also has the lifting of heavy metal poisoning, anti-free radicals, anti aging lesions, slimming, anti-colorectal cancer and other effects. Dragon fruit pulp in the sesame seed more to promote gastrointestinal digestion function. Dragon fruit juice on the growth of tumors, viruses and immune response to inhibit the disease has shown a positive effect. In the total sugar does not contain caramel and sucrose, hypertension, diabetes, high uric acid has therapeutic effects, and no side effects.

The whole growing period of dragon fruit is almost no pests and diseases, almost without the use of any pesticides and hormones can also meet its normal nutritional growth and reproductive growth. Therefore, dragon fruit is a consumer concept of green, environmentally friendly fruit and health food with certain therapeutic effects.